Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game

by SOLIS on Sep 20, 2008 2:23 PM CDT in News Comment 10 comments

With the ghost of Ike still maintaining a strangle hold on Tim's power grid, I've again been given the opportunity to pick up the proverbial ball here at the BRB and run with it. So here goes the latest installment of Three and Out: Useless Predictions for Sunday's game.

We'll see the Texans will effectively pressure Kerry Collins in 3^rd and long situations. I can't see Kerry being able to avoid the pass rush of DE Mario Williams. Mario gets a sack and a half. Side bet: DT Amobi Okoye has a big game and also picks up a sack and a half.

The Texans will be forced to get RB Steve Slaton the ball in open space. Expect to see the Texans use a bevy of screens and sweeps. I expect Slaton to go 17 for 73, with two runs over 8 yards. Side bet: RB Chris Taylor gets the call and finds the end zone from the red zone.

Kerry Collins is has a career 73.5 quarterback rating and has almost a one to one ratio on his TDs to Interceptions (175:172). That being the case, I think we see the ball hawking kid from South Cackalaky have a much easier time this week than he did in week one. I expect Fred Bennett to have a gem of a game. Side bet: Jacques Reeves endears himself to Texans fans with his first interception.

PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: I've gone on record as saying that the Texans would sweep Tennessee this year. I won't let one shaky start and a stupid hurricane change my opinion. Texans come out guns ablazin' and win 24 - 14. Hell yeah.

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You've gone on record saying you would sweep the Titans?!?

Why on earth would you think that? Do you just willfully ignore trends, stats, and common sense in coming up with that assumption?

It’s natural to be irrationally optimistic when you are passionate about your football team, but you’re really taking this concept to a new level.

Let’s chat tomorrow after the game. I’ll pop over to battleredblog and say hi… you know, share my thoughts on the game. We can go back and forth and analyze what went wrong for the losing team.

Good luck.

by BeansCarter on Sep 20, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Frijoles

The changing of the tide has already been set in motion. There’s a mathematical equations and some graphs I could show you… but the short and simple has me thinking your team is ripe for the picking.

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by SOLIS on Sep 21, 2008 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi Solis,

As I mentioned in my post above, I am popping over to say hi.

So, as you can see, your prediction indeed was “useless”. Let’s talk about the game; what do you think went wrong?

by BeansCarter on Sep 21, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Frijoles

Yes, yes. Your team won. Happy are those who wear baby blue. If you want to discuss what went wrong, there will be pleanty of opportunity as the post-game diatribes make their way to the front page.

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by SOLIS on Sep 22, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK... someboday explain this "frijoles" thing to me...

I looked it up and it’s a Mexican bean. Why is it used an expression, and why did the other poster tell me to have sex with mine? http://www.battleredblog.com/2008/9/21/618648/houston-v-tennessee-open-g#

In any case, I’m beginning to think that it won’t be fun to debate the outlook of our respective teams anymore. The gap is too wide, the answer is too obvious. It seems like so long ago that all the fine folks at BRB were running around blogging about how great their season would be, and how they would win more games than the Titans. And that mental midget MDC (who went to one of the greatest law schools on the planet mind you), I’m especially happy that the team he cares so much about is floundering.

Karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?

by BeansCarter on Sep 23, 2008 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Frijolero

It’s a long season – Better mind your own words…

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by SOLIS on Sep 23, 2008 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Burrito

I reckon the season will feel a lot longer for Texans fans than it will for Titans fans…

by BeansCarter on Sep 23, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't get ahead of yourself Frijoles

Even Detroit was 6-2 last year… lest you forget.

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by SOLIS on Sep 24, 2008 6:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jacques Reeves

I hope he can make some plays tomorrow. I remember him making a pretty good play to deny a P’burgh player a reception (it was, after Mario, the only defensive highlight I can recall). Let’s hope he does that a few more times.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 20, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's been a long time!

Since we seen some football! Ike kept me from actually attending this game, I wasn’t going to leave the fam without power while I relaxed in oilerville. Maybe next year. Got my power and BRB back last night just before dark and now………I READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL BABY!!!!!
man that pitt game seems like years ago

GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!

by Texanmaniac on Sep 21, 2008 8:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs